Kilkenny, IRELAND — When I was 12, I left home – I went to boarding school. For the most...
Category - Perspective
Boarding school isn’t what you think
WATERTOWN, Connecticut, U.S.A. — With books such as The Catcher in the Rye, Dead Poets’...
Staying behind in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, U.S.A. — Hello, my name is Jesus Manuel Diaz Jr. and I’m from Kenner...
Sleepless in Natchitoches
Thursday, 2:28 a.m. , Natchitoches , Louisiana — I’m really tired. It’s late right now, and...
Out of place in a new school
Tuesday – Natchitoches , Louisiana ( 2:13 a.m. ) — I cried yesterday. It’s only the second...
Let me go home
Saturday – Provencal, Louisiana (10:30 p.m.) — A wasp in the shower. Scared of bees. Buzz...
Just darkness and the cry of a million crickets
Saturday – Provencal, Louisiana (9:09 p.m. ) — I do not belong here. I do not, I do...
Wine and celebration
Friday – Bossier City, Louisiana (5:24 p.m. ) — I was accepted! I’m now a senior at the...